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Everything you need to know about executive function coaching, how it works, and what to expect.

About Executive Function Coaching

Executive function coaching is a one-on-one partnership that helps students and adults build the skills they need to plan, organize, manage their time, stay focused, and follow through. Unlike tutoring, which focuses on what to learn, coaching focuses on how to learn and how to get things done. We build real systems — planning tools, assignment trackers, accountability check-ins — and teach you exactly how to use them.

Tutoring teaches subject content — math, science, writing. Coaching teaches the skills that make learning any content possible — planning, organization, study skills, time management, and accountability. A tutor helps you pass Friday’s test. A coach helps you build the systems to succeed in every class, every semester, and beyond. Many families use both.

Therapy focuses on emotional and mental health. Coaching focuses on skills and systems. We’re not therapists and we don’t treat clinical conditions. We work on the practical side — planning, organizing, prioritizing, following through — and we do it hands-on, in real time, with real assignments and real deadlines. That said, coaching and therapy work well together, and many of our clients do both.

No. Many of our students and adult clients have ADHD, but coaching helps anyone who struggles with organization, planning, time management, focus, or following through — diagnosed or not.

How It Works

Each week includes one skill-building session and one accountability check-in, plus unlimited text support between sessions. The skill-building session is where we do the hands-on work. The accountability check-in keeps everything on track between sessions.

Skill-building sessions are 30 minutes. Accountability check-ins are up to 15 minutes. For younger students, sessions can be adjusted — sometimes split between the child and parent

Most families see real improvement within the first semester. For lasting independence — where your student can manage on their own — we typically work together for 6–12 months. Coaching is not a life sentence, but it does take time for skills and habits to fully solidify.

All coaching is done virtually via Zoom. This works for students and adults regardless of location — we work with clients across the US and internationally.

This is very common, especially at first. Our coaches know how to build trust and meet students where they are. The sessions are intentionally practical and useful — not lectures. When students get something concrete out of every session, the resistance fades. Many of our most resistant students end up looking forward to their sessions.

About the Team

It depends on their needs. During the discovery call, we’ll figure out the best match — whether that’s Chris or one of our specially trained coaches. Every coach on the team was personally trained by Chris using the same proven methods.

Our coaches are practitioners — teachers, special education professionals, and trained specialists with real-world experience. They’ve stood in front of classrooms, worked one-on-one with struggling students, and sat across from frustrated parents. This isn’t theoretical. We build real systems, provide real accountability, and get real results. Every coach is personally trained by our founder, Chris Fugelsang, who brings over 20 years of experience.

Chris has over 20 years of experience — 17 years as a special education teacher working one-on-one with students across public, private, and international schools, plus 5 years running Exceptional Path. He holds a Master’s in Special Education and specializes in students with ADHD and learning differences. He has worked with thousands of students.

For Parents

It depends on your child’s age. For elementary students, coaching is a partnership between the coach, the child, and the parent. For middle and high schoolers, parents get access to all resources and strategies, and update meetings are available — but the focus is on building your child’s independence. For college students, the coaching relationship is between the coach and the student, with parents kept in the loop as needed.

Parents have access to all resources and strategies we use, and update meetings are available whenever you want them. However, the coaching relationship requires trust. The coach is not going to report back on every little thing — that would destroy the trust and make the coaching ineffective. We keep you informed on progress while protecting the relationship that makes the coaching work.

Now. The most common thing we hear from parents is ‘I wish we had found this sooner.’ For college-bound students, starting the summer before freshman year gives them a huge head start. But it’s never too late — we work with students and adults at every stage.

Logistics & Pricing

Contact us to discuss coaching rates. We offer different options depending on whether you work with Chris directly or one of our trained coaches. Both include one skill-building session and one accountability check-in per week, unlimited text support, and access to all resources. We’ll work together to find a plan that makes sense for your situation.

No contracts. We want you to stay because it’s working, not because you’re locked in.

We do not accept insurance at this time.

Ask us about a combined coaching and tutoring package.

Ready to See What’s Possible?

Book a free discovery call. We’ll figure out the right plan for your situation — no pressure, no obligation.

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